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Native name | rue Saint-Jacques (French) |
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Former name(s) | St. James Street |
Part of | R-138 between Cavendish Boulevard and Saint Anne de Bellevue Boulevard |
Length | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
Location | Montreal |
West end | Saint Pierre Interchange with Autoroute 20, Lachine |
Major junctions | A-20 Saint-Pierre Interchange A-15 Turcot Interchange R-112 Peel Street A-10 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard |
East end | Saint Laurent Boulevard, Old Montreal |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 1672 |
Saint Jacques Street (French: rue Saint-Jacques, pronounced [ʁy sɛ̃ʒak]), or St. James Street, is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running from Old Montreal westward to Lachine.
The street is commonly known by two names, "St. James Street" in English (after St. James's, London) and rue Saint-Jacques in French. Both names are used in English and French, although Saint-Jacques is the most common for geographical reference. St. James Street is usually used in reference to the street's historic importance as a financial district.